Waterlands

NWS zone AMZ450 · South Atlantic

Coastal waters from Altamaha Sound to Fernandina Beach FL out 20 NM fishing forecast

Georgia · Atlantic coast

Scores for this bay system are being computed. Check back shortly.
Named spots
44
Species scored
0
Tide stations
2

Overview

Coastal waters from Altamaha Sound to Fernandina Beach FL out 20 NM is NWS marine zone AMZ450 on the Georgia Atlantic coast, in the South Atlantic species region. The Waterlands engine treats it as open coast, near shore. It holds 44 named features from the USGS Geographic Names Information System and has 2 NOAA tide stations nearby.

28 species are listed for this region; none is scored in the current forecast.

Species · 28

Listed for the South Atlantic region. Scores are this hour; season is where the species is in its year.

Not scored
Atlantic croakerMicropogonias undulatus · inshore

Peak season, about 6 more weeks

Not scored
Atlantic tarponMegalops atlanticus · inshore

Peak season, about 1 more week

Not scored
Crevalle jackCaranx hippos · nearshore

Peak season, about 5 more weeks

Not scored
Gray snapperLutjanus griseus · nearshore

Peak season, about 1 more week

Not scored
King mackerelScomberomorus cavalla · pelagic

Peak season, about 6 more weeks

Not scored
Red drumSciaenops ocellatus · inshore

Peak season, about 10 more weeks

Not scored
Southern flounderParalichthys lethostigma · bottom

Peak season, about 9 more weeks

Not scored
SpotLeiostomus xanthurus · inshore

Peak season, about 6 more weeks

Not scored
Spotted seatroutCynoscion nebulosus · inshore

Peak season, about 10 more weeks

Not scored
Summer flounderParalichthys dentatus · bottom

Peak season, about 6 more weeks

Not scored
Black drumPogonias cromis · inshore

Shoulder season, about 19 more weeks

Not scored
Black sea bassCentropristis striata · nearshore

Shoulder season, about 1 more week

Not scored
CobiaRachycentron canadum · nearshore

Shoulder season, about 1 more week

Not scored
Florida pompanoTrachinotus carolinus · surf

Shoulder season, about 1 more week

Not scored
Gag grouperMycteroperca microlepis · offshore

Shoulder season, about 6 more weeks

Not scored
Gray triggerfishBalistes capriscus · offshore

Shoulder season, about 6 more weeks

Not scored
Greater amberjackSeriola dumerili · offshore

Shoulder season, about 10 more weeks

Not scored
Little tunnyEuthynnus alletteratus · pelagic

Shoulder season, about 1 more week

Not scored
Mahi-mahiCoryphaena hippurus · pelagic

Shoulder season, about 1 more week

Not scored
Red grouperEpinephelus morio · offshore

Shoulder season, about 6 more weeks

Not scored
Red snapperLutjanus campechanus · offshore

Shoulder season, about 32 more weeks

Not scored
SheepsheadArchosargus probatocephalus · inshore

Shoulder season, about 19 more weeks

Not scored
Spanish mackerelScomberomorus maculatus · nearshore

Shoulder season, about 6 more weeks

Not scored
WahooAcanthocybium solandri · pelagic

Shoulder season, about 1 more week

Not scored
WeakfishCynoscion regalis · inshore

Shoulder season, about 1 more week

Not scored
BluefishPomatomus saltatrix · nearshore

Off season, about 1 more week

Not scored
SailfishIstiophorus platypterus · pelagic

Off season, about 6 more weeks

Not scored
Yellowfin tunaThunnus albacares · pelagic

Off season, about 6 more weeks

Named spots · 44

Ranked by score this hour. Each spot has its own hourly forecast, tide, current and regulations.

Nearest tide stations

Regulations

Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Coastal Resources Division. Synced with GADNR CRD Sep 17, 2026.

No reviewed rules for the species listed here are on file yet. Check with GADNR CRD before you keep a fish.

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